August 9-13, 2010 Beginning Critical Friends Group Coaches Training
Aug 9 - 13, 2010 Keene, New Hampshire Antioch Center for School Renewal
The Antioch Center for School Renewal, a CES affiliate, has space remaining for its Beginning Critical Friends Group Coaches Training; details and registration here. Spend a few days in lovely New Hampshire to establish and strenghten your school's professional learning community. Want to know more about Critical Friends Groups? Read on:
A Critical Friends Group is a professional learning community committed to improving practice through collaborative learning. Teacher leaders and administrators in this training will learn how to facilitate honest and productive conversations with colleagues focused on improving student learning and improving teacher practices. Some of the skills coaches will gain include:
- Setting norms for working together
- Active listening
- Understanding guidelines for dialogue
- Understanding the dynamics of offering and receiving warm (supportive) or cool feedback
- Formulating clarifying and probing questions
- Using protocols for examining student and teacher work, for solving problems, setting goals, observing peers, and building teams
When?
08/09/10 - 08/13/10
8:30 AM - 4:00 pm
Where?
Antioch University New England
Cost?
$1200 per person ($1000 per person for teams for 4 or more), $1,000 for ANE Alumni, Affiliates and Pi Lambda Theta members
